This week, we’re diving into more of your questions covering topics including navigating tough conversations with talent, breaking down who’s winning the marketing war, and asking whether ARN has any real leverage with Kyle & Jackie O, plus, we each share a career moment we would probably prefer to forget.

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In this episode we'll talk about the biggest radio story of the year so far - Marty Sheargold’s own goal that could may have ended his FM radio career.

And the numbers are in. The SCA and ARN financials have been published this week and we’ll get the clearest insight into what they mean from Mumbrella’s Tim Burrowes.

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Another tough week for the radio industry with more redundancies being announced at SCA, we’ll talk about the personal impact for those affected. Also this week we have our first review of Fifi, Fev and Nick for 2025 and Kieran Simpson, head of digital on the Project, joins us to discuss how radio can best support it’s on air content through it’s digital channels.

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In this weeks episode we pull apart Kyle and Jackie’s first Aplus moment for the year and discuss the value of content spikes. Irene has the snorkel on and is ready for her first deep dive, focusing on 2day’s new breakfast show Jimmy and Nath. And we might find time to suggest a few ideal locations for Kyle’s Melbourne house purchase, which will happen when hell freezes over.

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In this week’s episode we discuss the ramifications of Kyle’s absence from the Melbourne radio wars for an extended period as he starts his recovery from brain surgery. What will this mean for Kiis Melbourne and how will they defend the show's number 1 position in Sydney?

Vivienne Kelly from the new ABC show “Medialand” joins us to talk about her recent conversation with ARN chairman Hamish McLennan - does he really think that they can get a return on their $200million investment?

And we discuss the issue of over-talk on breakfast radio. What causes it and how to fix it.

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In this week’s episode we discuss the departure of ARN head of content Duncan Campbell, former Austereo head of marketing Jeremy McVean joins us to dissect the new Kyle and Jackie O marketing campaign and we reveal our mild, hot and spicy predictions for 2025!

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The Melbourne radio wars are back for 2025 and this time Kyle and Jackie have laid down their guns and are ready to give peace a chance. Or have they? We discuss their new marketing campaign “we’re behaving” and, sadly for them, have found more than a few examples of where they haven’t. 

It’s good to be back. Let’s hope it’s as crazy as last year!

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Australia’s favourite media brand. Hamish and Andy are universally loved. Starting at the Fox in 2001, Hamish and Andy have created a mountain of funny moments for listeners all around Australia.

Hamish and Andy are the global benchmark for what radio is capable of.

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No other show has dominated a single market quite like Kyle and Jackie O. With over 140 number 1 FM survey results in Sydney, they are show that has defined Sydney Fm radio for the last years and along the way have made Australian radio famous.

Kyle and Jackie O are Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson.

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They were Nova’s first breakfast show who set the tone for the Nova brand both in Sydney and around the country. Always funny, always taking the piss, Merrick and Rosso were at the forefront of a new sound of radio in the early 2000’s that other followed.

Merrick and Rosso are Merrick Watts and Tim Ross.

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